Ingredients:
30 yellow Smarties candies
200 g white chocolate
120 straight pretzel sticks
Preparation:
1. Spread wax paper on a cookie sheet.
2. Arrange the pretzel sticks, laying side by side, into groups of four.
3. Melt the white chocolate.
4. Drop a small amount of chocolate (approximately 1 teaspoon) onto the center each group of 4 pretzel sticks.
5. Top each “egg white” with one yellow Smartie.
6. Cool until set.
Ingredients:
12 ounces best-quality semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup finely chopped salted peanuts
2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
Preparation:
1. In a large saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter, cream and butter; heat over moderate heat, stirring, until the chocolate is completely melted.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and a pinch of salt.
3. Transfer to a bowl and chill for about 4 hours (or until firm).
4. Form mixture by heaping teaspoons into balls and roll lightly in the chopped peanuts.
5. Chill on a baking sheet lined with wax paper for about 1 hour (or until firm).
6. Store in an airtight container, chilled, for up to 2 weeks.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme
1/4 cup butter
1 (14 ounce) package caramels
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts, chopped
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation:
1. Melt together 1 cup milk chocolate chips, 1/4 cup butterscotch chips and 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter. Spread this mixture on the bottom of a 9×13 cake pan and put in the refrigerator or freezer to set up while the next layer is prepared.
2. Boil together the butter, sugar and evaporated milk for about 5 minutes.
3. Take off the stove and add the marshmallow creme, 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, vanilla and peanuts.
4. Pour over the first layer that was chilling, then place back in the freezer.
5. Melt the caramels with the whipping cream until smooth, then pour over the second layer that is chilling; place back in freezer.
6. Melt together the remaining peanut butter, milk chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, then spread on the top of the third layer in the pan.
7. Return to chill until set up.
8. Store in the refrigerator to keep from getting too soft and to aid in cutting and serving.